Skip to content
Chinese Copilot

服务fú wùto serve

HSK 3word

By Chinese Copilot · Last updated

服务 (fú wù) means "to serve" and also "service." It can be a verb for working to help people or customers, as in 为大家服务 (serve everyone), or a noun for the help a shop or restaurant gives, as in 服务很好 (the service is good).

What does 服务 mean?

  1. 1.

    to serveverb

  2. 2.

    servicenoun

What do the characters in 服务 mean?

  • 服to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc)
  • 务affair

How do you use 服务?

As a verb, 服务 usually takes its object with 为 (为 + someone + 服务), not directly after it.

Patterns

  • 为 + someone + 服务

    他在医院为病人服务。

    Tā zài yīyuàn wèi bìngrén fúwù.

    He serves patients at the hospital.

What are some examples of 服务 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 6

    这家饭店的服务很好。

    Zhè jiā fàndiàn de fúwù hěn hǎo.

    The service at this restaurant is very good.

  2. HSK 6

    我们很高兴为大家服务。

    Wǒmen hěn gāoxìng wèi dàjiā fúwù.

    We are very happy to serve everyone.

  3. HSK 6

    这里的服务太慢了。

    Zhèlǐ de fúwù tài màn le.

    The service here is too slow.

How is 服务 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这家饭店怎么样？

    Zhè jiā fàndiàn zěnmeyàng?

    How is this restaurant?

  2. Speaker B:

    菜很好吃，服务也很好。

    Cài hěn hǎochī, fúwù yě hěn hǎo.

    The food is delicious, and the service is good too.

  3. Speaker A:

    贵不贵？

    Guì bu guì?

    Is it expensive?

  4. Speaker B:

    不太贵，我们两个吃了一百块。

    Bú tài guì, wǒmen liǎng ge chī le yìbǎi kuài.

    Not very. The two of us spent a hundred yuan.

What should you learn next?

Related words

Browse every entry in the Chinese word dictionary.

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.